job
• noun 1 a paid position of regular employment. 2 a task or piece of work. 3 informal a crime, especially a robbery. 4 informal a procedure to improve the appearance of something: a nose job. • verb (jobbed, jobbing) 1 usu. as adj. jobbing do casual or occasional work. 2 buy and sell (stocks) on a small scale as a broker-dealer. 3 N. Amer. informal cheat; betray. — PHRASES a good job informal, chiefly Brit. a fortunate fact or circumstance. jobs for the boys Brit. the practice of giving paid employment to one’s friends, supporters, or relations. just the job Brit. informal exactly what is needed. on the job 1 while working; at work. 2 Brit. informal engaged in sexual intercourse. — ORIGIN of unknown origin.
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